Ellie Davies enchants us with surreal portraits of forests that glow
with mystical fairy lights and ominous waves of mist. The London-based
abstract photographer creates her captivating shots in natural areas
throughout the UK. With the woods as her canvas, fireflies appear to
illuminate desolate clearings, and cascading showers of stars dust
dramatically lit patches of trees. Davies creates the dreamy illusions
by combining photos of the natural world with images captured by the
Hubble Space Telescope.Davies says she likes to explore images that juxtapose human and
natural elements, calling attention to the sharp divide between personal
identity and interconnectivity. She does this by positioning
out-of-place elements within the context of her landscapes.

“Forests are potent symbols in folklore, fairy tale and myth, places
of enchantment and magic as well as of danger and mystery. In more
recent history they have come to be associated with psychological states
relating to the unconscious,” the artist says. “Against this backdrop,
my work explores the ways in which identity is formed by the landscapes
we live and grow up in.”

Aries: a forest on fire
Taurus: a forest with sunlight peeking through the trees
Gemini: a forest chirping with animals
Cancer: a quiet, wet forest
Leo: a rainforest
Virgo: a forest or evergreens
Libra: a forest in the early morning
Scorpio: a dark forest at midnight
Sagittarius: a misty forest covered with giant green leaves
Capricorn: a forest under a rainbow
Aquarius: a flooded forest
Pisces: a forest covered with leaves